The fact that electric and hybrid cars often have fake engine noises to help avoid collisions with pedestrians and cyclists is well known, but did you know that more mainstream cars augment and even replace their engine noise?

Kelly Waldron had a story the other day about how ill-prepared your average motorist is for winter weather. Instead of things like warm blankets, flashlights, first-aid kits, we tend to have things we don't need, like a leftover gorilla suit still in our trunk from Halloween.